Notes from Commissioner Infante-Green Drum roll please! Lisa Leaheey 2022 Teacher of the Year-North Providence School District and 2023 Rhode Island State Teacher of the year The 2023 Rhode Island Teacher of the Year is Lisa Leaheey! We celebrated the announcement at North Providence High School, where Lisa has taught English for the entirety of […]
Newport Historical Society Awarded van Beuren Charitable Foundation Grant Newport, RI (JUNE 2022) Newport Historical Society is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a $52,000 grant from the van Beuren Charitable Foundation. This grant will enable NHS to move forward with the public-facing platform of their Know Your History project: […]
Pawtucket Announces Groundbreaking for Fire Station 1 PAWTUCKET- The City of Pawtucket has announced a groundbreaking ceremony for the Pawtucket Fire Station 1, which will be renovated, located along West Avenue. The Station will support Engine 1 once completed and support response in that area of the city and city-wide. Please join […]
Feehan Breaks Ground on New Arts & Innovation Center ATTLEBORO, MA – School leaders, faculty, students and supporters gathered on Thursday, June 15, 2022 at Bishop Feehan High School to mark the ceremonial groundbreaking for the school’s latest major improvement – a 10,000 square foot Arts & Innovation Center that will open in […]
Request for Qualifications for University of Rhode Island Fine Arts Center RISCA has announced a new public art commission for the University of Rhode Island’s Fine Arts Center. The budget for the artwork is $360,000. The deadline to apply is September 1, 2022. Opened in 1968, URI’s Fine Arts Center is an […]
Jewels of the Nile: Ancient Egyptian Treasures from the Worcester Art Museum Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury Street, Worcester, Massachusetts In 1926, the wealthy, well-established Massachusetts couple Laura Norcross Marrs and her husband Kingsmill Marrs donated more than 300 exquisite pieces of ancient Egyptian jewelry to the Worcester Art Museum — where the collection has […]
Local students earn Dean’s List recognition at Norwich University NORTHFIELD, Vt. (Grassroots Newswire) June 15, 2022 – The following students from your readership area have been recognized on the Dean’s List at Norwich University for the Spring 2022 semester: * Dylan Wade, Attleboro * Daniel Perry, Attleboro * Ethan Olson, North […]
TODD MOUNTAIN RAILROAD, WHAT IF? BY DON DOUCETTE If Walt Disney could deal with his world of fantasy, why not let our minds wander in our own Ten Mile River Watershed and invent a local fantasyland puffer belly railroad line. I’ve always loved to pretend the term Todd Mountain Railroad in my own […]
